Chris Kelly, of the 90's hip-hop group Kriss Kross, has died aged 34.
Police were called to Kelly's home at around 4.30pm local time on Wednesday, soon after he was taken to Atlanta Medical Centre.
Kelly - half of the rap duo famous for the hit song Jump was pronounced dead at 5pm.
As yet there is no official confirmation of the cause of death but Cpl Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County police said: 'It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose.'
An autopsy is due to be held on Thursday.
Kelly, known as Mac Daddy, performed alongside Chris Smith, known as Daddy Mac, in the early and mid-90s.
The duo's hit song Jump, from their 1992 debut album, Totally Krossed Out, helped propel them to stardom and sales of four million copies in the US, topping the Billboard charts for eight weeks.
Kris Kross was also noted for their hip-hop style - and in particular wearing their clothes back to front.
The teen rap duo were discovered at age 13 an Atlanta mall in 1990 by then 18-year-old rising star Jermaine Dupri, who helped them to record the hit album.
In 1992, the talented pair landed a spot on Michael Jackson's Dangerous world tour, as well as a cameo appearance on his popular Jam music video.
Their own music video for Jump shot to number one on MTV and sold over 100,000 copies as a VHS video single.
Their second and third albums also went platinum and gold respectively, but didn't achieve the success of their first album, due in part to the fact that the teenagers had hit puberty and were marketed with a tougher image.
A joint statement released on Wednesday by So So Def and Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, paid tribute to 'kind, generous and fun-loving' star.
'It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1.
'To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trend-setting, backward pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross, who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris - the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party.'
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